[1] The magazine features articles ranging from how to observe the night sky to the latest discoveries in the Solar System and in deep space.
It is published by Pole Star Publications Ltd.[citation needed] The first editor of Astronomy Now was Patrick Moore, who co-founded the magazine with original publisher Angelo Zgorelec, along with John Mason, Peter Cattermole, Ron Maddison, Iain Nicolson and Art Editor Paul Doherty.
Subsequent editors have included Martin Beech, Timothy Lyster, Fiona Gammie, Steven Young, Pam Spence, Paul Parsons and Stuart Clark.
Examples of articles published in the last two years include in-depth reviews of missions such as the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, MESSENGER's flybys of Mercury, Planck, Herschel, the Hubble Space Telescope and more, and articles on the latest theories in cosmology, galaxy and star formation, planets and moons, plus telescopes and the latest observing technology.
Recent 'Focus' topics have included the lives of stars, gas giants, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, emanations from the Sun, gamma ray astronomy and maps of the Universe .
A trade show consisting of dozens of exhibitors and telescope dealers covers three floors of the town hall.